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From Old Home to New: Retiring the Past, Embracing the Future

a river's reflection of heaven and earth Many years ago, there was a small ranch-style brick house on a large lot the next block over. Once a golden honey color, it had turned to a brown mustardy yellow. The house has since been demolished, and a larger, modern two-story has taken most of the space in the large lot. [...]

Nancy Admin2024-09-26T19:55:05+00:00August 1, 2024|Categories: home, memoir, memoir writing, memories, naturalworld, nostalgia, personal narratives, writingspace|Tags: books, creative-writing, life lessons, Memoir, new homes, reading, Writer, Writing, writing life, writing space|

creating space, from the outside in

Vestiges of fall lay on the ground in bits of dried leaves, acorns, weakened limbs, and memories of a landscape once in vibrancy and motion. A blanket of frost covers it, encased like a tomb to be nudged by a dawning sky and the promise of sun. I was out for a hike in the early morning when I saw [...]

Nancy Admin2022-12-04T17:03:59+00:00December 4, 2022|Categories: home, inspiration for writers, life balance, life lessons, memoir, trees, writingspace|Tags: falllandscape, lifebalance, Memoir, naturalworld, seasons, space, writerlife, Writing, writingspaces|